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after that, president obama's speaking to disabled in orlando, florida. with aq and a" washington post investigative >> our guest this week is dana rohrabacher. he has responsibilities for issues involving russia and also looks at emerging threats. after the big decisions about u.s./russian relations in the summit, we thought it important to speak to him. let me introduce our reporters, guy taylor. blake houshell is the deputy editor of politico. >> my first quonestion is about what seems to be topic a this week. the russia subject you are deeply interested in and know a lot about. i am sure you are aware of the news that the white house decided to cancel this upcoming summit meeting between president obama and vladimir putin. i wanted to get your take. i know you have a different view than some in your caucus. >> i think our relation with russia is vital to our own national security. i would say the peace of the world. we have two major threats that we have to deal with if our people are to be safe. one is radical islamic terrorism, which is at our throa
after that, president obama's speaking to disabled in orlando, florida. with aq and a" washington post investigative >> our guest this week is dana rohrabacher. he has responsibilities for issues involving russia and also looks at emerging threats. after the big decisions about u.s./russian relations in the summit, we thought it important to speak to him. let me introduce our reporters, guy taylor. blake houshell is the deputy editor of politico. >> my first quonestion is about...
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. >> a look at president obama's plan for improving the mortgage finance system. we will discuss how sequestration is affecting national defense. begins aton journal" 7:00 a.m. on c-span. today, the brookings institution discusses spending cuts in the 2014 budget and their impact on the pentagon and their strategies at 10:00 a.m. eastern. tonight, wendy davis's remarks from the press club in washington, dc and she talks about her future political lands and her 10 -- our filibuster in the state senate at eight 30 5 p.m. eastern. at 8:35 a.m.. -- p.m.. theill have the chair of "reign affairs committee on newsmakers." a.m.is sunday at 10:00 here on c-span. >> mayor adrian fendi and councilmember vincent gray faced the most expensive election in recent ec history. adrian fancy raised nearly $5 million. benson great raised only $1.2 million. he won the public over. f he beatenty but shortly after he took office,suleimaon brown who ran for mayor said he was paid and promised a job in expressing for supporting fenty during the election. much of his story was true. they a
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think it was very important to during obama's errs term. 's firstded -- obama term. volume ofd this huge traffic, material and the nation, going into afghanistan to support the war effort. we needed them there. it was important to regulations medyedevmcafee of -- administration. president obama made huge promises about ridding nuclear weapons. one of his priorities was to get that agree to. now i think the reality is there's really not much that we can accomplish with russia together. i think the cancellation of this summit meeting was a reflection that there's not much of an agenda mups at all. >> eat -- agenda at all. arehe secretary of defense meeting with their counterparts in russia. conversations continued at a high level. >> a very high level. even all the things i mentioned int were moscow spitting the eye of washington. a lot of these things are largely inconsequential in the long-term relationship. the administration is going to carry on having high level public and back channel communications with russia. we have generally positive relationships. 's closes
think it was very important to during obama's errs term. 's firstded -- obama term. volume ofd this huge traffic, material and the nation, going into afghanistan to support the war effort. we needed them there. it was important to regulations medyedevmcafee of -- administration. president obama made huge promises about ridding nuclear weapons. one of his priorities was to get that agree to. now i think the reality is there's really not much that we can accomplish with russia together. i think...
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. >> president obama continues his jobs and economy tour on the west coast this week. today he visits troops and their families at the camp pendleton marine corps base in california. starting ata live 3:50 p.m. here on c-span. c-span, we bring public affairs events from washington directly to you, putting you in the room at congressional hearings, white house events, briefings, and conferences him and offering complete gavel-to- gavel coverage of the u.s. house all as a public service of private industry. c-span, created by the cable tv industry 34 years ago and funded by your local cable or satellite provider. now you can watch us in hd. >> former nsa and cia director michael hayden, cybersecurity threats will get worse before they get better. he was one of the speakers at an event looking at vulnerabilities in the: trees electric grid -- and the country's electric grid. this is 45 minutes. >> good morning. if everybody would take a seat. i want to welcome everyone. for those who don't know us, bp c was founded in 2007 by four senate majority leaders. we like to say w
. >> president obama continues his jobs and economy tour on the west coast this week. today he visits troops and their families at the camp pendleton marine corps base in california. starting ata live 3:50 p.m. here on c-span. c-span, we bring public affairs events from washington directly to you, putting you in the room at congressional hearings, white house events, briefings, and conferences him and offering complete gavel-to- gavel coverage of the u.s. house all as a public service of...
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that is why president obama in this year's state of the union when he kind of makes a cyber point about midway through the speech talked about enemies on our networks. enemies on our grid. and why that is so disturbing. if they're on there and undetected, they already have -- whatever their intent, whatever they intend, they already have the capacity to do harm. without question, the country is skewing our stuff the most is china. there is evidence if you read the white paper put out several months back about the chinese, there is evidence they are out there penetrating. frankly, i find it hard to imagine circumstances where china would want to do something incredibly destructive to any american network, the grid, absent a far more problematic international environment in which the cyber attack is itself part of a larger package of really, really bad things. bear with me for a moment. i mentioned iran a few moments ago. what would prompt iran, second- rate power overall but a very bright nation with technically competent people, what would prompt iran to try to inflict economic pain, ec
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the video of president obama speaking at camp pendleton earlier today. the white house announcing the president would not be meeting with vladimir putin in russia in moscow in the upcoming g-20 summit. a reporter writing about the decision and probably about its vocation's and policy. what is russia's game/ political scientists might call this behavior, and perhaps the most noteworthy fact about the post-cold war world now is how little does balancing has occurred until now. since theyears soviet union disappeared, none of the major powers has stepped up to replace the ussr or engaged in a major military buildup, and the geopolitical power games of yore. china does not appear to be building up a blue-water navy the way the soviet union once did. comments from michael hersch "national journal." caller: i am proud to say my oldest brother was in vietnam as a marine, and he was an officer, yes. but he got shrapnel in his leg, and i was in high school when he came home, and i buroke the barrier when he came off the plane, and i hugged him and hugged him. but
the video of president obama speaking at camp pendleton earlier today. the white house announcing the president would not be meeting with vladimir putin in russia in moscow in the upcoming g-20 summit. a reporter writing about the decision and probably about its vocation's and policy. what is russia's game/ political scientists might call this behavior, and perhaps the most noteworthy fact about the post-cold war world now is how little does balancing has occurred until now. since theyears...
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[laughter] they used to mispronounce obama, too. [laughter] i want to thank barry and your grade team in washington. disabled american veterans, like all veterans, you carry in your hearts the story of brave service that took you to every as young men earth , leftmen, you left home everyone you ever knew because clouds gathered far across the sea. you had your whole life ahead of you, but you were willing to risk all of it for this land that we love. because you know from hard experience what we must never our country and doors because in every generation there are americans like you who stand beside her and guide her and protect her. you fought across the pacific island by island. you fought into the heart of europe mile by mile to fill -- to free millions from fascists. that is your legacy from the second world war. you have the line of the pusan perimeter and survived the bitter cold of the chosen reservoir. on his 60th anniversary, all of our veterans of the korean war. [applause] to our vietnam veterans -- [applause] you served
[laughter] they used to mispronounce obama, too. [laughter] i want to thank barry and your grade team in washington. disabled american veterans, like all veterans, you carry in your hearts the story of brave service that took you to every as young men earth , leftmen, you left home everyone you ever knew because clouds gathered far across the sea. you had your whole life ahead of you, but you were willing to risk all of it for this land that we love. because you know from hard experience what...
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full-time versus part-time workers obama. obama forces work hour limits for students. obama care delays relief for family business. texas business owner facing a million dollars in obama care costs. and i have pages and pages and pages and i'll be reading these on the floor of the house tonight. but the point is these aren't manufactured concerns, these aren't opinions. these are real news articles. so in a serious way, i'm trying to convey that a lot of our objections and concern reflect the concerns of our constituents. i hear it every day. i got a text on the way -- i was over doing a one minute and i got a text from a constituent who has my cell phone number, most do, telling me her objections to obama care and the affordable care act. so this is real and it's real for our constituents. and i just want to make sure that you hear that side of it. it's not all washington speak. we're communicating what our constituents are telling us and they are scared and they are concerned. thank y'all for coming up. appreciate your time. >> mr. shock. >> thank you mr. chairman. t
full-time versus part-time workers obama. obama forces work hour limits for students. obama care delays relief for family business. texas business owner facing a million dollars in obama care costs. and i have pages and pages and pages and i'll be reading these on the floor of the house tonight. but the point is these aren't manufactured concerns, these aren't opinions. these are real news articles. so in a serious way, i'm trying to convey that a lot of our objections and concern reflect the...
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they rejected obama. west virginia rejected obama because of coal $67 a ton alongside ship in new orleans. all the democrats are not afraid of nuclear power, they are afraid of prosperity because harry reid is going to lose. it's a losing part. i will be 70 next year, i feel sorry for the american people. host: talk about the politics of this. specifically was this an issue in harry reid's last campaign in nevada? guest: he's always made it an issue in every campaign. your caller felt very passionate about his position on it. like i said, this process has always been very tightly linked with politics. from the official naming of the yucca mountain to the funding process to this current fight we're having on the sideline about this court decision about what should happen next. because, representatives represent individual state that's have individual interests. when one person with individual interest is in charge of the party, that is a larger mega phone. there are connections also how we want to go forwa
they rejected obama. west virginia rejected obama because of coal $67 a ton alongside ship in new orleans. all the democrats are not afraid of nuclear power, they are afraid of prosperity because harry reid is going to lose. it's a losing part. i will be 70 next year, i feel sorry for the american people. host: talk about the politics of this. specifically was this an issue in harry reid's last campaign in nevada? guest: he's always made it an issue in every campaign. your caller felt very...
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the image of a woman showing her life from age 3 to 67 under obama? it was basically every major decision, there was something she had to do with the federal government. i found that insulting. we need to put out an alternative to that and that will speak to women. were really successful in putting out a number of images and celebrity ads to target young women. i think one of the things that we need to be doing is recognizing the difference segments of women and targeting the keys are targeting these different segments, recognizing it is a different block. and then meeting women where there are. for young women, a lot of what we're doing in news, we use the technology that college women are using, speak to them through their professors and other students, and peers, and try to meet the more they are. >> on a similar front, marilinda garcia, what do you think could be done, what would be your advice to get more young women to run for office? >> i think programs like this are important because they showcase people liked karin do wonderful work, other el
the image of a woman showing her life from age 3 to 67 under obama? it was basically every major decision, there was something she had to do with the federal government. i found that insulting. we need to put out an alternative to that and that will speak to women. were really successful in putting out a number of images and celebrity ads to target young women. i think one of the things that we need to be doing is recognizing the difference segments of women and targeting the keys are targeting...
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obama and mr. putin, which has been in doubt for weeks because of issues that include russia's refusal to return edward snowden united states to face charges of leaking national security secrets. that is a reporter from the new york times. a reporter from the washington post pokes fun. there is an editorial cartoon. putin is saying to edward snowden, here is a whistle you can blow whenever you see a gay person. there are stricter laws against homosexual people in russia. jonathan has written extensively about the issue of nsa surveillance for pro-publica. thank you for being with us. >> thank you. you might have been listening in. we have had a couple of questions about the extent of the law enforcement in terms of surveillance. let's start with the nsa. how widespread does the revelation show their surveillance programs are of u.s. citizens? >> i think it was a shock to everyone about what we learned from snowden's revelation. the nsa is collecting information on potentially every american. it is
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i think obama made the right decision to cancel. maybe they can improve relations going forward, who knows? host: a story about egypt to this morning from "the washington post" - one more call on the topic of the postponement or cancellation from berkshire, mass., independent line, good morning. caller: good morning, i'd love cspan. given the track record of this administration, i don't believe they actually canceled this. probably putin canceled it and they have to spin it around. this administration has a record of being so dishonest host: intelligence and data gathering will be the subject of our next guest, john shiffman from anters and talking about enforcement division within the dea. on the program, whitey bulger is now in the jury phase of his trial. we will talk about that. we will do that and more. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ turned away from the needs of others, we align ourselves with those forces that are about this suffering. >> it is a pulpit and you should take advantage of it. >> obesity in this country is nothing short of
i think obama made the right decision to cancel. maybe they can improve relations going forward, who knows? host: a story about egypt to this morning from "the washington post" - one more call on the topic of the postponement or cancellation from berkshire, mass., independent line, good morning. caller: good morning, i'd love cspan. given the track record of this administration, i don't believe they actually canceled this. probably putin canceled it and they have to spin it around....
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this will be interesting because a lot of them support president obama. host: david jackson talking about the president's bus trip he embarks on today in new york and pennsylvania. thank you. topic this on that morning. aboutced to 35 years and the maning case. thank you for waiting. go ahead. caller: i wanted to comment that i thought the sentence was a bit harsh. he is not a hero. ofdid leak a massive amount information. in light of what he released, i think it was a bit harsh. i think that's got handed down in light of the edward snowden controversy. if i would say there were direct marching orders to the judge to give him a harsher sentence, but in the light of more recent paranoia, i would say there is probably a culture more directed at securing that sort of thing. the numbers to call in -- another eric from pennsylvania. this is on the independent line. good morning. caller: i somewhat agree with the previous eric, but i depart from him and what should happen subsequent to the hearing and whenever kind of harshness it has. an effectiveot movement t
this will be interesting because a lot of them support president obama. host: david jackson talking about the president's bus trip he embarks on today in new york and pennsylvania. thank you. topic this on that morning. aboutced to 35 years and the maning case. thank you for waiting. go ahead. caller: i wanted to comment that i thought the sentence was a bit harsh. he is not a hero. ofdid leak a massive amount information. in light of what he released, i think it was a bit harsh. i think that's...
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before that, he was staff secretary for president obama. my understanding is, that gave him access to everything that went to the president's desk, which is pretty ominous, when you think about it. i first encountered him when he was a counsel for the 9/11 commission, investigating what happened there. to his left, the u.s. attorney for the eastern district of virginia. that has put him at the forefront of investigations on terrorism, and quite a few media leak investigations, leak investigations involving media, a subject we will get to on this panel. he served in the justice department, and was a counsel to then-senator joe biden. jay johnson was general counsel for the defense department until last year. that gave him a legal overview of everything the u.s. military and defense department was doing, a lot of which we will discuss here. he was a general counsel for the air force and assistant u.s. attorney, hired in new york by rudy giuliani, back in the day. jane harman needs no introduction to anybody here. she is the executive director
before that, he was staff secretary for president obama. my understanding is, that gave him access to everything that went to the president's desk, which is pretty ominous, when you think about it. i first encountered him when he was a counsel for the 9/11 commission, investigating what happened there. to his left, the u.s. attorney for the eastern district of virginia. that has put him at the forefront of investigations on terrorism, and quite a few media leak investigations, leak...
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obama and mr. putin, which has been in doubt for weeks because of issues that include russia's refusal to return edward snowden united states to face charges of leaking national security secrets. that is a reporter from the new york times. a reporter from the washington post pokes fun. there is an editorial cartoon. putin is saying to edward snowden, here is a whistle you can blow whenever you see a gay person. there are stricter laws against homosexual people in russia. jonathan stray has written extensively about the issue of nsa surveillance for pro- publica. thank you for being with us. >> thank you. >> you might have been listening in. we have had a couple of questions about the extent of the law enforcement in terms of surveillance. let's start with the nsa. how widespread does the revelation show their surveillance programs are of u.s. citizens? >> i think it was a shock to everyone about what we learned from snowden's revelation. the nsa is collecting information on potentially every americ
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obama is a stupid. that guy is probably one of the dumbest presidents in the history of america, and maybe the whole planet. he has got no intelligence whatsoever -- host: as far as the international reaction to this, which is kind of our focus this morning? caller: well, they are all going to go after syria, a small country. they have a person in their you don't like. obama is not going to get rid of him. he will lob a few missiles act like bill clinton. clinton's an idiot, too. host: terrance, democrat line. caller: this is terrance. military.pported our i just think that as it relates to syria, if the united states andmerica is police, -- a is telling its own own, the united states and serves as a protective interest for the syrian people. they're basically being killed by chemical weapons. should we have a serious problem with that if that is proven? i think there should be some collaborative efforts in the middle east together, all the intelligence. i think that our other allies should basically st
obama is a stupid. that guy is probably one of the dumbest presidents in the history of america, and maybe the whole planet. he has got no intelligence whatsoever -- host: as far as the international reaction to this, which is kind of our focus this morning? caller: well, they are all going to go after syria, a small country. they have a person in their you don't like. obama is not going to get rid of him. he will lob a few missiles act like bill clinton. clinton's an idiot, too. host:...
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i agree with what obama is doing. a program that was started for the george bush administration to protect us from the terrorists. createdthe scandal they by the republicans so they can take points from the democrats won the elections come. from twitter says what is needed is a clear personal data law. kirk is up next from pittsburgh, pennsylvania. on the democrats line -- caller: good morning. would 100% advocate for this nsa program and others like it, if only they would truly concentrate on the real terrorist. this is to belittle what occurred on 9/11 or happened at the boston marathon, but there are tens of thousands of americans that die every year. tot is due to corporate ceos pollute our rivers and streams and even our ocean. did in the gulf of mexico, and here in pennsylvania we have more super clean up sites. the name ofdone in greed versus gluttony. relate that to the surveillance program. survey these corporations, who are murdering tens of thousands of people , get the goods on them, arrest them, try them,
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host: again the headline at thetico.com, obama canceled putin meeting. thank younderbrand, for being with us. guest: thank you for having me. on this will have more on c-span's "washington journal." coming up in just a couple of minutes, we will take you live to the state department. unclear whether the secretary of state will have any comments on this development. he is scheduled to announce that shaun casey of virginia taking on a new position on the office of the faith-based community initiatives. statennouncement from the department here to live coverage here on c-span television. a reminder, all of our scheduling information is available on our website www.c- span.org. thank you for joining us on this wednesday. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> once again, we are live this morning at the state department where shortly secretary of state john kerry is expected to name shaun casey the senior adviser on faith-based community initiatives. to head the state department firs
host: again the headline at thetico.com, obama canceled putin meeting. thank younderbrand, for being with us. guest: thank you for having me. on this will have more on c-span's "washington journal." coming up in just a couple of minutes, we will take you live to the state department. unclear whether the secretary of state will have any comments on this development. he is scheduled to announce that shaun casey of virginia taking on a new position on the office of the faith-based...
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he's a lawyer, just like president obama. he's a younger figure by a decade, representative of the new generation, the ipad user. andidea was that obama medvedev were able to come to agreement on pragmatic interests. in 2009,irst meeting obama says, you don't want us to fail in afghanistan because if we fail in afghanistan, drugs, weapons, and islamist tourists flow north into russia's soft underbelly, and then into europe. med --medvedev goes, you're right. in the very same visit, he meets with putin. before he has a chance to get to the substance of agenda, putin begins to lecture him about everything the u.s. has done wrong. this is a guy who sees himself as coming from the position of moral righteousness and says to the u.s., you don't get to dictate terms and outcomes. now: where is medvedev ? it is a parliamentary presidential system. he has quite a bit of influence, but it's understood -- it was clearly understood at the end of 2011 when putin announced, and used meta-of -- medvedev to announce the presidency, he under
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president obama's economy is no laughing matter. that's why house republicans continue to work on our plan for economic growth in real jobs in our country. looking forward, washington must confront some serious choices that we are going to deal with this fall. president obama and his party in the house and senate are in denial about washington's spending problem. they have not come to terms with the fact that we must deal with the spending problem, honestly and forthrightly, our kids and grandkids will face a much him or future. we won't have prosperity unless we address these massive deficits and debt that is hurting our economy and jeopardizing the american dream. our members are ready to solve this problem. we showed leadership. we have passed a balanced budget. does the president have the courage to stand up to his own party and work with us to truly solve the problem? i hope so. >> they said that it showed turning their back on the bending -- on the spending levels in the ryan budget. your response? >> we had some 50 amendments
president obama's economy is no laughing matter. that's why house republicans continue to work on our plan for economic growth in real jobs in our country. looking forward, washington must confront some serious choices that we are going to deal with this fall. president obama and his party in the house and senate are in denial about washington's spending problem. they have not come to terms with the fact that we must deal with the spending problem, honestly and forthrightly, our kids and...
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obama to attend unless mr. putin revives assurances he is prepared to address contentious issues in a substantive and constructive way. otherwise, what's the point? that editorial this might from "the new york times." tom is joining us, new jersey, democrat line. caller: good morning. host: you're on the air. caller: good morning. i thought it was great seeing the president last night on tv. the 21st century. the young people enjoy seeing the president. he is trying to reach out to help us. it was a good thing with the housing, going out to talk to people. it is helpful and gives us some sense of security. being out there, i hope he continues to do that. on c-span, but just being at the white house, he can deal with all americans. host: thank you for the call. jan on twitter -- our next call is rhonda. dayton, ohio, independent line read caller: good morning. the reason i called, i am in a position where i work with people from all over the world, from indonesia, from mexico, from the middle east. i have been t
obama to attend unless mr. putin revives assurances he is prepared to address contentious issues in a substantive and constructive way. otherwise, what's the point? that editorial this might from "the new york times." tom is joining us, new jersey, democrat line. caller: good morning. host: you're on the air. caller: good morning. i thought it was great seeing the president last night on tv. the 21st century. the young people enjoy seeing the president. he is trying to reach out to...
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. >> the obama administration released new documents on wednesday on nsa surveillance programs surely before a senate committee hearing. officials from the fbi, nsa, and justice department testified about the use of the foreign intelligence surveillance act to gather information on u.s. citizens. this part of the hearing is under two hours. >> good morning. today, the issue of committee will scrutinize government surveillance programs conducted on the foreign intelligence surveillance act or if i said. in the years since september 11, congress has repeatedly expanded the scope of pfizer and has given the government sweeping new powers to collect information on law-abiding americans. we must consider whether those laws have gone too far. americans have learned that one of these authorities, section 215 of the usa patriot act has been secretly interpreted to authorize the collection of phone records on an unprecedented scale. information was leaked about section 702 of fisa, which authorizes the collection of to medications of foreigners overseas. i do not condone the way these and othe
. >> the obama administration released new documents on wednesday on nsa surveillance programs surely before a senate committee hearing. officials from the fbi, nsa, and justice department testified about the use of the foreign intelligence surveillance act to gather information on u.s. citizens. this part of the hearing is under two hours. >> good morning. today, the issue of committee will scrutinize government surveillance programs conducted on the foreign intelligence...
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president obama will be in phoenix tomorrow to lay out his plans. following his remarks in 1:00ix, on wednesday at p.m. eastern time, he will answer questions from around the country. throughn be submitted twitter, facebook, and the other media outlets. please use the hashtag @obamahousing. so many in this country view their financial circumstances through their homes. whether they own their own, whether it is underwater, whether they feel there is equity in their homes, and so the strengthening of the housing toket is of vital importance the strengthening of the middle class. that is why the president has housing asfolk -- on one of his cornerstones. i do not want to steal the president cost under, so i encourage you -- the president 's thunder, so i urge you to tune into that. >> do you feel he is saying the right things? do you feel that here is an opportunity? iranianngratulate the people for making their voices heard in the arabian election -- iranian election. we hope that they will heed the will of the voters by making reflects thewill will o
president obama will be in phoenix tomorrow to lay out his plans. following his remarks in 1:00ix, on wednesday at p.m. eastern time, he will answer questions from around the country. throughn be submitted twitter, facebook, and the other media outlets. please use the hashtag @obamahousing. so many in this country view their financial circumstances through their homes. whether they own their own, whether it is underwater, whether they feel there is equity in their homes, and so the...
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president obama met congressional democrats on capitol hill. irs commissioner went before the house ways and means committee. he talked about the implementation of the health care law. coverage starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern. there should be a flow of communication available to everyone in the country. we turn on life and we do not think about it. it is an input into everything we do as a country. samedication should be the thing. because we have been confused, there a lot of fog around the issue. people have the idea internet access is an internet -- a luxury. electricity was treated as a luxury. rich.s only for the it took decades to change the perception of electricity from one thing to the other. we are in this middle point right now where internet access is viewed of something magical or expensive. talk to somebody trying to run a business from his home, internet access is like reading. he can't get going without having that connection. now there is no option for it. -- america's internet future is being affected. susan crawford on c-span2
president obama met congressional democrats on capitol hill. irs commissioner went before the house ways and means committee. he talked about the implementation of the health care law. coverage starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern. there should be a flow of communication available to everyone in the country. we turn on life and we do not think about it. it is an input into everything we do as a country. samedication should be the thing. because we have been confused, there a lot of fog around the...
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let me offer my praise to leader pelosi and president obama. this is a revolutionary accomplishment in washington. we are fortunate to have peter -- putting this together when he briefed the democratic caucus in the senate, it did take about as long as it took us morning. one of my colleagues said, wouldn't it just have been easier to do single-payer? and i said, yes. year, upwards of 12 million californians did not have health care coverage during the calendar year. and this led to the debate on the senate floor looking at the bill. we have the best healthcare system in the world -- but this is just not true. were ranked 37th among nations and access to health care and quality of healthcare. the cost of healthcare. life expectancy rates and into more tao it he rates. the insult to injury, it is it is forpensive as our partners. the cost drivers are everything. this is not sustainable. 1960, the united states was playing five percent of gdp on 2000,care costs, 10% by 15% by 2010, now 18%. without the affordable care act, we would hit 50% of gdp
let me offer my praise to leader pelosi and president obama. this is a revolutionary accomplishment in washington. we are fortunate to have peter -- putting this together when he briefed the democratic caucus in the senate, it did take about as long as it took us morning. one of my colleagues said, wouldn't it just have been easier to do single-payer? and i said, yes. year, upwards of 12 million californians did not have health care coverage during the calendar year. and this led to the debate...
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caller: i think that they should defund obama care, that is it. just defund obama care. we are talking about specific bills. the president is talking about going the other way. he sponsored the mandate on businesses. he himself is saying that with obama care, if he sees responses to obama care, why should he go ahead with it? i think we should defund obama care, not the government. host: ok. that was knowle, new york, independent caller. health care is certainly one of the issues that has come up at these town hall meetings, at many of them, whether republican, democrat, or immigration, all topics that have come up at these town hall meetings. bobby scott, a democrat from virginia, had a town hall meeting that we covered recently and here is what he had to say about the affordable care act. [video clip] >> one of the things that we did when we passed obama care was to make sure it was fully paid for. we made some changes in medicare and everyone can remember the number of billion dollars that we took out of medicare to pay for health care, to help pay for obama care. we
caller: i think that they should defund obama care, that is it. just defund obama care. we are talking about specific bills. the president is talking about going the other way. he sponsored the mandate on businesses. he himself is saying that with obama care, if he sees responses to obama care, why should he go ahead with it? i think we should defund obama care, not the government. host: ok. that was knowle, new york, independent caller. health care is certainly one of the issues that has come...
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area -- michelle obama. up next, "newsmakers" with california congressman, dana rohrabacher on u.s. russia relations and al qaeda's continued threat abroad. then the second annual family leadership conference with remarks by rick santorum and donald trump. after that, president obama's speaking to disabled in orlando, florida. with aq and a" washington post investigative >> our guest this week is dana rohrabacher. he has responsibilities for issues involving russia and also looks at emerging threats. after the big decisions about u.s./russian relations in the summit, we thought it important to speak to him. let me introduce our reporters, guy taylor. blake houshell is the deputy editor of politico. >> my first quonon
area -- michelle obama. up next, "newsmakers" with california congressman, dana rohrabacher on u.s. russia relations and al qaeda's continued threat abroad. then the second annual family leadership conference with remarks by rick santorum and donald trump. after that, president obama's speaking to disabled in orlando, florida. with aq and a" washington post investigative >> our guest this week is dana rohrabacher. he has responsibilities for issues involving russia and also...
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i don't know president obama. i've only seen him socially. but i do know president clinton and my husband at hand in a note to ask them to talk about race and racism and he agreed to do it. and as i said, events overtook the situation and he was unable to do that. post: janet lang heart is our guest. caller: i find the hypocrisy of liberals and people that constantly want to point out the color of skin instead of content of character amazing. recently on the news, which is being ignored, there were three young like teenagers beating up a white boy in a bus. you don't hear jesse jackson or al sharpton. it doesn't fit their narrative so they don't speak about it to as far as president obama being reluctant to talk about race because it is divisive, don't you remember that stupid beer summit where he threw his grandmother under the bus? i'm not afraid of a black kid. , fred of a kid that wears his pants down around his sides, -- i'm afraid of a kid that wears his pants down around his sides, has a hoodie on and where statues and doesn't have a j
i don't know president obama. i've only seen him socially. but i do know president clinton and my husband at hand in a note to ask them to talk about race and racism and he agreed to do it. and as i said, events overtook the situation and he was unable to do that. post: janet lang heart is our guest. caller: i find the hypocrisy of liberals and people that constantly want to point out the color of skin instead of content of character amazing. recently on the news, which is being ignored, there...
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he is a member of present obama's technological counsel. 2008, 8 million latin americans were active online. today that number is 129 million regular users. i want to see what he has to say about the change our world. finally, ambassador arturo sarukhan, the former mexican ambassador to the united states. the longest serving mexican ambassador where he's a enormous change in making america a power. seen this whole trajectory take place. here's a fellow at breaking the institute. -- brookings institute. today justin bieber. tweetpress ambassador to -- he was the first ambassador to tweet. 100,000as over followers. i hope you will tweet updates dorm -- up a storm. welcome our panelists. let's get started. [applause] >> let's start with you eric schmidt. google has been a game changer, you turned that one -- you turned all of our lives. what in your view are the ways about innovation and reinvention among what are the properties that create newness? >> thank you antiwhite tina for putting this on and for the governor for participating in this important. of ae right on the cusp real chan
he is a member of present obama's technological counsel. 2008, 8 million latin americans were active online. today that number is 129 million regular users. i want to see what he has to say about the change our world. finally, ambassador arturo sarukhan, the former mexican ambassador to the united states. the longest serving mexican ambassador where he's a enormous change in making america a power. seen this whole trajectory take place. here's a fellow at breaking the institute. -- brookings...
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second, why haven't you supported obama's jobs bill? >> the first question is about whether -- >> voting rights. the civil rights of 1964, congress had to approve us to be able to vote again. >> i will take a look at that. the issue is one that came up recently. it is something i would like to take a look at. everyone has a right to vote and that should be protected. that is a critical element of our society. that is something i will take a close look at. the issue of the jobs bill, house republicans passed a number of jobs bills, legislation aimed to boost the economy. those have been taken up i bet senate -- have not been taken up those have been taken up i bet senate -- have not been taken up by the senate or president. we want to help the economy by looking at all of the people and how to create a for your economy that everyone -- free economy that everyone can prosper in. >> [indiscernible] >> i wouldn't support doing anything at the federal level. from my perspective, it is a state and local issue. >> you would support the state?
second, why haven't you supported obama's jobs bill? >> the first question is about whether -- >> voting rights. the civil rights of 1964, congress had to approve us to be able to vote again. >> i will take a look at that. the issue is one that came up recently. it is something i would like to take a look at. everyone has a right to vote and that should be protected. that is a critical element of our society. that is something i will take a close look at. the issue of the jobs...
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president obama's news conference from earlier old i -- from earlier. a look at first lady's rachel jackson, willie donelson, and angelica. journalists report. >> president obama spoke about a range of issues including surveillance programs at nsa and u.s./russian relations. this is about 55 minutes. >> good afternoon. these have a seat. over the past few weeks thomas i've been talking about what i believe should be our number one priority in the country. building a better bargain for the middle class and for americans who want to work your way into the middle class. at the same time i am focused on my number one priority -- keeping the american people safe. been reminded once again about the threats to our nation. as i said at the national defense university, and meeting those threats we have to strike the right balance between protecting our security and our freedoms. as part of this rebalancing, i called for review of our surveillance programs. unfortunately, rather than orderly and lawful process, the , repeated leaks of classified information has i
president obama's news conference from earlier old i -- from earlier. a look at first lady's rachel jackson, willie donelson, and angelica. journalists report. >> president obama spoke about a range of issues including surveillance programs at nsa and u.s./russian relations. this is about 55 minutes. >> good afternoon. these have a seat. over the past few weeks thomas i've been talking about what i believe should be our number one priority in the country. building a better bargain...